I just got on eBay and ordered a copy. I look forward to reading it to my toddler granddaughter. I never knew this about Fred Gwynne. Thank you for telling me.
I had his book “a little pigeon toad”. I only recently found out he wrote it, but it was one of my childhood favourites. I can still see some of the illustrations in my head when I think about it
Al Lewis & Fred Gwynne- priceless! I always thought Fred was a handsome man, and a better actor than I think he gets credit for. Thanks for an opportunity to see this, it was never on reruns & aired before I was born.
All I remembered about this show from when I was a small child was that Gunther would go, "Oo, oo," and his partner was really tall. Thanks for sharing this.
That was about the extent of my memories as well ( I was about 6). I also remember the theme song made me laugh every time I heard "CAR 54 WHERE ARRRRRRE YOUUUU??"
I'm 30 years old and I've always loved classic TV shows. I used to watch TV Land quite a lot. I've never watched this show until today since it was never on TV when I was growing up. This show is hilarious! I wish I had seen it sooner.
I'm 61 and like it too. It was still being shown on TV when I was a very little kid. In fact, it was one of the first shows I can remember watching as a child, so it's really cool for me to watch it now.
Well, I'll just say I'm in my 40's. You guys should be careful about personal information online. But I also enjoy classic TV. I Dream of Genie is my favorite but mostly because of Barbara Eden. I remember this from Nick at Night. They cleverly reinvented the rerun. Now there's a whole channel about it. It was a cute little show. It's charming but it doesn't beat you over the head with it like The Andy Griffith Show.
26 years old here and I’m surprised by how much I enjoy this. For the longest time I assumed all 50s shows were like Ozzie & Harriet or Leave it to Beaver...saccharine, wholesome, and bland with a capital B. Sgt Bilko is another favorite of mine.
O.K. Now THIS is scary... I haven't seen an episode of Car 54 in DECADES... and as soon as the Theme started, I started singing along with it, and I remembered EVERY WORD!!!
ahhhhh i miss the old tv, when a tube was out grandpa would send me to the electronic store, his buddy ran it and i would get a new tube for him, and walk home myself, heck i was like 6 or 7 i felt all important too, thats why grandpa sent me out, ahhh the early 70 :)
CAR 54 WAS A GREAT SHOW BACK in THE 1960s AND FRED GWENNE WAS A GREAT ACTOR in this SHOW AS MULDOON AND HE WAS in A TV SHOW CALLED THE MUNSTERS AS HURMAN MUNSTER AND i HAVE series ONE AND TWO ON DVD AND AND SADLY FRED GWENNE Died AND HE WAS A GREAT ACTOR 😊
For Bronx geography buffs - Pause the video at 18:09 and you'll have a view of The Bronx River Houses as seen from the just west of the Boston Road overpass on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Its one of the few outdoor locations not shown behind the credits or filmed within a few blocks of the studio. The speeder chase that starts at 18:40 is heading westbound with the Southern Blvd. and Marmion Ave. overpasses in view.
Kirk Johnson . Actually he played the character of Ritzik in Bilko from 1956 to 1959 and he used to say ooo ooo in that all the time whenever he had an idea. It seems he carried it on in Car 54 which ran from 1961 to 1963. In fact when I see Car 54 now I always think he is playing Ritzik still. The characters seem very similar. Take a look at the old Bilko episodes as he is great in that too.
I am so exited to see this I have to tell you before I even watch the episode. I can wait to tell my sister. We were little kids but we remember the song: Car 53 where are you.??? Big thanks I hope there will be more episodes.
FRED GWENNE WAS HERMAN MUNSTER in THE MUNSTERS AND AL Lewis WAS A vampire in THE MUNSTERS AND i HAVE series ONE AND TWO ON DVD AND THE MUNSTERS WERE A VERY FUNNY COMEDY SHOW BACK in THE 1960s REST in PEACE FRED GWENNE YOU WERE A GREAT HURMAN MUNSTER in THE MUNSTERS 😔
The show first aired while Kennedy was President.One episode first aired at the start of 1963 has Kennedy coming to the Bronx and guess who is drivers are?yep.our guys
It’s only (by freeway) 14.8 miles. Knickerbocker to Morgan, right on Meeker, merge onto the BQE, to the Bruckner Expressway, take the exit to 95, and you’re on the bridge. Expect about half an hour drive, barring traffic (couldn’t say that with a straight face). And it’s in either the 33rd, on the north, or the 34th, on the south, depending to which approach they are referring.
It's the earliest thing I remember him in. I do remember some of his poetry. "The dresses that women are wearing today, sometimes leave me in doubt. Are they outside trying to get in, or inside trying to get out?"
Strange to see Fred Gwynne as the smart one when he played such a dummy on the Munsters. I can't blame him for not wanting to be typed cast in that role.
ALL OF THESE VARIOUS OLDER CLASSIC TV EPISODES ARE REALLY GREAT TO SEE ONCE AGAIN SO MANY YEARS AFTER THE DAYS OF OUR YOUTH WITH MANY NOW VERY WELL KNOWN ACTORS BEFORE THEY REACHED THEIR ULTIMATE FAME - THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FINDING AND POSTING THEM.
It's ok, but it's not much of a compliment when it's based on insulting a whole other group... and "fake acting"? FFS ... Try watching something besides YT, that might expose you to some actual talent.
I missed watching this show, I would still up late and watch it on Nick at Nite. Nick at Nite was good till they started adding the late 80s and all the 90s show. To see Herman Munster and grampa without makeup is great.
Not exactly. Mr Peabody was voiced by Bill Scott. Scott also voiced Bullwinkle J Moose and Dudley Dooright. For Peabody Scott was imitating Clifton Webb as Mr Belvedere. Bill Scott was not a professional actor. He was an animated cartoonist. He ended up in the story department at Warner Brothers. When the studio purged the fourth unit led by director Art Davis, Scott, one of Davis's story men, went to UPA. Scott later teamed up with Jay Ward, who had produced the first animated cartoons made for television, Crusader Rabbit. Together they conceived what would become The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Scott's Bullwinkle voice was founded on one of Red Skelton's characters.
As I am trying to write I have to make an analysis. This is Watson and Watson. Then comes trouble. It shows up here and there. That's Albert Camus. Tumbledry the "trouble/problem" Have it moving through situations and characters. This way the story can end when the trouble has been examplified enough times. Or exhausted. As we become familiar with the problem/trouble we can anticipate it and look for it in advance. We sprinkle with comedy and friendship. We can all see the opportunity to advance in our career. Others can see it as well. That's why I like this show.
Cross Bronx Expressway with car facing west next to the Boston Road overpass. Buildings in background are the Bronx River Houses. You can duplicate it on Google Street View. I'm 100% sure as I grew up on 180th Street near Southern Boulevard and drove the Cross Bronx too many times to count. Same spot appears at 18:39 as the speeder chase starts.
The way Gunther reacted when the TV was broken is how I acted when my You Tube wouldn't connect one night.
Fred Gwynne, was a wonderful illustrator of children's books. Look up one of my favorites "A Chocolate Mouse for Dinner" absolutely charming.
I just got on eBay and ordered a copy. I look forward to reading it to my toddler granddaughter.
I never knew this about Fred Gwynne. Thank you for telling me.
@@BeingRomans829ed I'm sorry I meant "moose" not mouse! forgive me.🤗
He was very versatile
I had his book “a little pigeon toad”. I only recently found out he wrote it, but it was one of my childhood favourites. I can still see some of the illustrations in my head when I think about it
I had just been born when Car 54 debuted but I have been told this was one of my mom's favorite shows 👍
Al Lewis & Fred Gwynne- priceless! I always thought Fred was a handsome man, and a better actor than I think he gets credit for. Thanks for an opportunity to see this, it was never on reruns & aired before I was born.
J is Scoobysmom He was also an accomplished artist!
Better than what's on t.v. today. I watch this in the 70's with my parents.Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
You are SO right 67 years old an um still watchin' this!
Now THIS is what CLASSIC television! :)
All I remembered about this show from when I was a small child was that Gunther would go, "Oo, oo," and his partner was really tall. Thanks for sharing this.
That was about the extent of my memories as well ( I was about 6). I also remember the theme song made me laugh every time I heard "CAR 54 WHERE ARRRRRRE YOUUUU??"
"Khrushchev's due in Idlewild" in theme song is reference to what JFK Airport was previously called
Wow. Grandpa Munster, Al Lewis, was on this show, too? Cool. And is that a young Nipsy Russell as the Police switch board operator? Out of sight!
Yes, I noticed Nipsy Russell as well.
World needs good-vibe-culture like this.
I'm 30 years old and I've always loved classic TV shows. I used to watch TV Land quite a lot. I've never watched this show until today since it was never on TV when I was growing up. This show is hilarious! I wish I had seen it sooner.
Same here im 53 and never saw this before, hahhaha i love this show!!!
I'm 61 and like it too. It was still being shown on TV when I was a very little kid. In fact, it was one of the first shows I can remember watching as a child, so it's really cool for me to watch it now.
Well, I'll just say I'm in my 40's. You guys should be careful about personal information online. But I also enjoy classic TV. I Dream of Genie is my favorite but mostly because of Barbara Eden. I remember this from Nick at Night. They cleverly reinvented the rerun. Now there's a whole channel about it. It was a cute little show. It's charming but it doesn't beat you over the head with it like The Andy Griffith Show.
Classic? I remember when it was prime time television. Had not seen an episode in ages. Now that’s classic.
26 years old here and I’m surprised by how much I enjoy this. For the longest time I assumed all 50s shows were like Ozzie & Harriet or Leave it to Beaver...saccharine, wholesome, and bland with a capital B.
Sgt Bilko is another favorite of mine.
This show is the best i can watch these episodes over and over ☺
O.K. Now THIS is scary... I haven't seen an episode of Car 54 in DECADES... and as soon as the Theme started, I started singing along with it, and I remembered EVERY WORD!!!
Big Deal !!
Do you mind, DO YOU MIND? Ooh, Ooh. All these quotes, I now use.
What a sweet show. Gunther and Francis really loved each other!
Best friends are a treasure.
I loved this show as a kid. Nipsy Russle was the black officer
ahhhhh i miss the old tv, when a tube was out grandpa would send me to the electronic store, his buddy ran it and i would get a new tube for him, and walk home myself, heck i was like 6 or 7 i felt all important too, thats why grandpa sent me out, ahhh the early 70 :)
Wow what a great memory.......NY was so different then....
I absolutely love this show and the characters in it 😀
i love this show since i was 10yrs old its so funny the year it was made does not matter its still very funny
Fred Gwynne was a Harvard university graduate.
Muldoon a walking rule book.
We had a 61 Plymouth Belvedere like that when I was a boy.
Awwwww, I remember this show from my childhood. This was great tv, thanks for the upload:)
CAR 54 WAS A GREAT SHOW BACK in THE 1960s AND FRED GWENNE WAS A GREAT ACTOR in this SHOW AS MULDOON AND HE WAS in A TV SHOW CALLED THE MUNSTERS AS HURMAN MUNSTER AND i HAVE series ONE AND TWO ON DVD AND AND SADLY FRED GWENNE Died AND HE WAS A GREAT ACTOR 😊
Such a great show--And from the Bronx!
Starting @ 3:54 can anyone recognize where they are sitting under the underpass or bridge?
For Bronx geography buffs - Pause the video at 18:09 and you'll have a view of The Bronx River Houses as seen from the just west of the Boston Road overpass on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Its one of the few outdoor locations not shown behind the credits or filmed within a few blocks of the studio. The speeder chase that starts at 18:40 is heading westbound with the Southern Blvd. and Marmion Ave. overpasses in view.
Oh man . We used to do that "OOOO , OOOOO" thing for years . I forgot that it came from this show.
Kirk Johnson . Actually he played the character of Ritzik in Bilko from 1956 to 1959 and he used to say ooo ooo in that all the time whenever he had an idea. It seems he carried it on in Car 54 which ran from 1961 to 1963. In fact when I see Car 54 now I always think he is playing Ritzik still. The characters seem very similar. Take a look at the old Bilko episodes as he is great in that too.
Now I’m doing it too
Al Lewis who played Grandpa on the Munsters is in this one too. And it was filmed at the Biograph Studios in the Bronx!
Now the Studio is part of Department of Sanitation. They took over the building..They took it over years ago.Sad!
The Munsters was filmed entirely at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Car 54 was filmed at Biograph in the Bronx.
That's very interesting! I never new any of shows like this were filmed anywhere but Hollywood
@@tonyf.8858 TV show "Naked City" was also filmed in NYC...Naked City (TV Series 1958-1963)
Muldoon‘ sister was cute!!
Comedian Nipsey Russell as the switchboard operator !
Love that 61 fury
I like this show it funny but I love the car most of all and the old black and white shows
Thank u u tube for bring back all the oldie thank u rip guysn thank u
His wife was in the tv and he said "Hey Lucille, there's a monster picture on you might like!"
I am so exited to see this I have to tell you before I even watch the episode. I can wait to tell my sister. We were little kids but we remember the song: Car 53 where are you.??? Big thanks I hope there will be more episodes.
Muldoon sounds satire of Joe Friday when he recites all those rules and codes.
His badge number is "I love you too" 1432 🤣🥰😂😍
Good classic TV right on
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FRED GWENNE WAS HERMAN MUNSTER in THE MUNSTERS AND AL Lewis WAS A vampire in THE MUNSTERS AND i HAVE series ONE AND TWO ON DVD AND THE MUNSTERS WERE A VERY FUNNY COMEDY SHOW BACK in THE 1960s REST in PEACE FRED GWENNE YOU WERE A GREAT HURMAN MUNSTER in THE MUNSTERS 😔
This show was on during the time JFK sat in the White House!
And then they both got canceled.
Though JFK was during 60s not early 50s
@@drivin379 He might be thinking of the reruns that played during that time. I myself watched at that time.
The show first aired while Kennedy was President.One episode first aired at the start of 1963 has Kennedy coming to the Bronx and guess who is drivers are?yep.our guys
That’s a very long approach to the GWB. The 83 Precinct is in Brooklyn
It’s only (by freeway) 14.8 miles. Knickerbocker to Morgan, right on Meeker, merge onto the BQE, to the Bruckner Expressway, take the exit to 95, and you’re on the bridge. Expect about half an hour drive, barring traffic (couldn’t say that with a straight face).
And it’s in either the 33rd, on the north, or the 34th, on the south, depending to which approach they are referring.
Fred is a little herman-y in this episode.
That was Nipsy Russell!
+Harlow Luggage yup - Nipsy played, I think it was, a dispatcher or had some desk job, I think -don't hold me to that, though...
Yah, was knocking my head trying to remember his name.
Noisy Russell.
It's the earliest thing I remember him in. I do remember some of his poetry. "The dresses that women are wearing today, sometimes leave me in doubt. Are they outside trying to get in, or inside trying to get out?"
Officer Muldoon retired from the police department and soon after turned into Frankenstein,{Herman Munster}.
Fred Gwenn!
@@Buisness1 and officer Snausher became a vampire GrandPa Munster (Al Lewis)
18:54 What a gorgeous gunboat Chrysler! ✨(Others mentioned Plymouth)
Muldoon knew everything except what a cute is.
Strange to see Fred Gwynne as the smart one when he played such a dummy on the Munsters. I can't blame him for not wanting to be typed cast in that role.
Car 54 was before The Munsters! There 2 people in this tv show
Fred Gwynne & Al Lewis
Fred Gwynne, Harvard class of 51
larry potter, which is why I watched the Addams Family instead. Gomez was everything that Herman M. was not.
@@samiam619 The addams family couldn't hold a candle to The Munsters. The Munsters was the best. & still is.
All right! This is the first complete episode of the show that I have seen in years!
Watching these old classics, i wonder... With all the cool old cars, trucks, m.c's, ect... Who drools more... Me or jay leno ??? LOL
ALL OF THESE VARIOUS OLDER CLASSIC TV EPISODES ARE REALLY GREAT TO SEE ONCE AGAIN SO MANY YEARS AFTER THE DAYS OF OUR YOUTH WITH MANY NOW VERY WELL KNOWN ACTORS BEFORE THEY REACHED THEIR ULTIMATE FAME - THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FINDING AND POSTING THEM.
This guys are acting perfect and better than today's fake acting ... they are so natural ... this is from 2019
It's ok, but it's not much of a compliment when it's based on insulting a whole other group... and "fake acting"? FFS ... Try watching something besides YT, that might expose you to some actual talent.
THANKS UPLOADER!!!!!!!
I missed watching this show, I would still up late and watch it on Nick at Nite. Nick at Nite was good till they started adding the late 80s and all the 90s show. To see Herman Munster and grampa without makeup is great.
I remember watching this when I was little !
So good!
Nowadays just substitute the book with a smartphone.
Innocence kindness and warmth in the big city.
Psychologist at 16:56 does the voice of Mr. Peabody on the Old Rocky and Bullwinkle episodes/ If you know them, listen for it.
Not exactly. Mr Peabody was voiced by Bill Scott. Scott also voiced Bullwinkle J Moose and Dudley Dooright. For Peabody Scott was imitating Clifton Webb as Mr Belvedere.
Bill Scott was not a professional actor. He was an animated cartoonist. He ended up in the story department at Warner Brothers. When the studio purged the fourth unit led by director Art Davis, Scott, one of Davis's story men, went to UPA.
Scott later teamed up with Jay Ward, who had produced the first animated cartoons made for television, Crusader Rabbit. Together they conceived what would become The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Scott's Bullwinkle voice was founded on one of Red Skelton's characters.
6:30 when Lucille looks at Toody through the TV set!
yeye loving it
the other guy was Gronk from the 60s tv programme about early men. cant remember what the title was
"It's About Time" was the show with Gronk. (I had to Google it!)
@@pattyglenn6130 yes! thanks!
I still remember the theme song to that show “It’s all about time, it’s all about space. It’s about two men in a strange place…”
"ooooooo, Ooooooooo !
the best.
As I am trying to write I have to make an analysis. This is Watson and Watson. Then comes trouble. It shows up here and there. That's Albert Camus. Tumbledry the "trouble/problem" Have it moving through situations and characters. This way the story can end when the trouble has been examplified enough times. Or exhausted. As we become familiar with the problem/trouble we can anticipate it and look for it in advance. We sprinkle with comedy and friendship. We can all see the opportunity to advance in our career. Others can see it as well. That's why I like this show.
Dude, up the drugs, it is just the show encaptures human relationships at work and family life in it's essence, which is why it's still funny in 2020
Thanks for posting
Though it was early 50s didn't know it was during 60s hmmmm I be dm
pip very smooth youre all right kid
pip very cool and smooth keep up the xcellent work sweet hart
I wonder if that was a real book???? It might have been a good plug for the author.
Don't talk like that Rex. hahahaaha
I think that's the Cross Bronx Expy where they pulled the guy over.
Funny.
I'd forgotten their names were Gunther and Francis
whereis my pendrive
Hey, a black guy. Not bad for the black and white times.
Who is the TV repairman? He looks a little like Zero Mostel but he's not listed on IMDB as playing on Car 54.
Why is Nipsy Russell not listed as a cast member?
do people wear jackets still inside at home?
Starting @ 3:54 can anyone recognize where they are sitting under the underpass or bridge?
Approach to the George Washington Bridge from the Cross Bronx expressway. That's what it looks like to me.
Cross Bronx Expressway with car facing west next to the Boston Road overpass. Buildings in background are the Bronx River Houses. You can duplicate it on Google Street View. I'm 100% sure as I grew up on 180th Street near Southern Boulevard and drove the Cross Bronx too many times to count. Same spot appears at 18:39 as the speeder chase starts.
@@customkey You are correct. I posted a more specific answer.
@@lesa.4903 Good job!
SHEESHHH is she his wife or his mother!! I am a woman and she nagged me! LOLL
but Frances really should have gone for Sergeant...
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I loved this show but this time i dont think its funny to see Muldoon lose confidence.
why doesnt he surf the web?
IKR ROFL a good one
Stupid phone it's a ute not a cute